Banatul Timișoara was a former football club in Timișoara, Romania. The team is named after the region Banat. The team was founded in 1923 and played in the County Championship in Timiș County.[1] The best season for them is 1928–1929. In 1927, former players at Sparta-Unirea CFR joined the team and created a stronger team winning the regional championship to qualify in 1928–29 Divizia A, the Romanian first division. The best performance of Banatul is to reach the semi-final in this season and be eliminated by Victoria Cluj. After World War II, they played in the Third League of Romania without notable performances. Banatul Timișoara disbanded in 1950.[2]
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| Full name | Banatul Timișoara | |
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| Nickname(s) | bănățenii | |
| Short name | Banatul | |
| Founded | 1923 | |
| Dissolved | 1950 | |
| Ground | Banatul, Timișoara | |
| Capacity | 7,000 | |
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They never played in Divizia A, the first league of Romania, since the foundation of the league format in 1932–33.
Performances edit
- Third Place : 1928–29[3]
| Season | Played | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:9 | +1 | 5p |
References edit
- ^ "Evolutia denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor". romaniansoccer.ro.
- ^ "Timişoara, a doua capitală a fotbalului românesc". romania-actualitati.ro.
- ^ "Divizia A – Tables – statistics". romaniansoccer.ro.
Literature edit
- Hardy Grüne (2000), Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fußballvereine (in German) (1. ed.), Kassel: AGON Sportverlag, p. 339, ISBN 3-89784-163-0